(The Christian Institute) — A midwifery student is threatening legal action against her university after it cancelled her hospital placement over her pro-life views. Julia Rynkiewicz was suspended from her placement after a lecturer at the University of Nottingham reported her involvement with the university’s Students for Life society. Despite the allegations against her being […]
PUNTA GORDA — A pastor in Belize recently delivered an impassioned speech in opposition to a proposed bill that, while seeking to protect those who identify as homosexual or transgender, would actually discriminate against Christians in the public square. The pastor’s words were met with great enthusiasm by those gathered, as they often broke into cheers […]
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — The Abubakar Shekau faction of the terrorist group Boko Haram executed the chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa state, Pastor Lawan Andimi, on Jan. 20. Andimi was abducted on Jan. 2 when terrorists wearing military fatigues ransacked Michika town and forced him into a vehicle. News of […]
(The Christian Institute) — Feminists have admitted destroying the car of a German journalist who endorsed a March for Life event. Gunnar Schupelius’ home address was publicized in a threatening blog post by Feministische Autonome Zelle (FAZ) and the group has also taken responsibility for damaging two churches. Schupelius is a columnist for the prominent […]
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — One of five aid workers released by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram on Jan. 15 has said that Leah Sharibu, the 16 year-old schoolgirl abducted from her school in northeast Nigeria in February 2018, is alive and well. Jennifer Ukambong Samuel, who works for Action […]
(Evangelical Focus) — Evangelical Christians in Panama have lamented and condemned the horrible killings and tortures purportedly carried out by a religious cult called ‘New light of God’. The Panama Evangelical Alliance and other evangelical denominations reacted to the news with horror. “We condemn any action that goes against the Biblical postulates of loving our […]
JERUSALEM (Times of Israel) — A rare Second Temple measuring table was recently discovered in the City of David, and it is causing archaeologists to identify an ancient Jerusalem square as the city’s 2,000-year-old central market, according to Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Ari Levy. In conversation with The Times of Israel on Monday, Levy […]
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – An order to close a church building in the city of Oran, Algeria was issued last fall but was not conveyed to the pastor until last weekend, sources said. Pastor Rachid Seighir did not receive the Nov. 10, 2019 closure order until Saturday (Jan. 11), he said. “This official document was […]
(Premier Christian News) — A Christian pharmacist in Germany who faced legal proceedings after refusing to sell the ‘morning after pill’ has had his freedom of conscience rights upheld. In a landmark case, the court recognized his fundamental right to act in accordance with his conscience in regards to the sale of certain products. The […]
A watchdog organization that releases a report each year on the global persecution of Christians highlighted the “dramatic increase of persecution against Christians” in China in analyzing its new World Watch List, and lamented that if the Chinese government continues to escalate its mistreatment of Christians, it may become the “single largest violator of human […]